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0:00:04 > 0:00:08- Mansel Davies is one of the - most familiar names on our roads.
0:00:08 > 0:00:14- You'll inevitably get stuck behind - one of their 150 lorries.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18- But have you ever wondered - how milk reaches your Cornflakes?
0:00:18 > 0:00:23- It's 28,000 litres - which is more than I could stomach!
0:00:23 > 0:00:25- That's only one full load.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29- But it isn't the only thing - they transport.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33- It's bye, bye to the Netherlands - and hello to Belgium.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35- Mansel Davies?
0:00:36 > 0:00:40- The company is decades old and if - Mansel wasn't holding the pencil...
0:00:41 > 0:00:45- ..he was certainly at the table - when the first wheel was designed.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49- Take pride in tailing - these kings of the road...
0:00:49 > 0:00:54- ..because this series will prove - that Mansel Davies was there first.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07- It's Christmas morning and - every sensible person is asleep...
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- ..apart from one man in his red hat!
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- It's about 5.45am.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19- The roads will be quiet today - with a bit of luck!
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- I hope to be back before 4.00pm.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25- I'll unload the haul...
0:01:25 > 0:01:28- ..and then I can go home for dinner.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- It's quite a sacrifice to make sure - there's a pint of milk on the table.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- I don't mind working - on Christmas Day.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41- The milk needs collecting - and someone has to do it!
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- There isn't a lot - in my lunchbox today.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48- I'm on a diet to leave room - for my supper later.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52- I hope to have turkey and - all the trimmings when I get home.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57- There's something different - about working on Christmas Day.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- People tend to be in a good mood.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05- I might get a tip from one or two - of the farmers with a bit of luck!
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- A tip?
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- A Christmas bonus!
0:02:09 > 0:02:14- It's the same for us - 365 days of the year.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- We've got to milk the cows...
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- ..and they need feeding too.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- We try to do it a bit quicker...
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- ..so that we can go back - to the house to open our presents...
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- ..and have our dinner.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- It's alright, so far.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35- Yes, it is.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- There's more than one farm - to visit today!
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- A lorry on the road means - there's someone in the office.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- It could be mid-summer - in Llanfyrnach.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50- Everyone's in their short sleeves - and ready for work.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- Merry Christmas!
0:02:52 > 0:02:53- Good morning.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- Rhodri, Bedwyr and Osian - are here to call the drivers.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59- They are doing all they can.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- Three lads arrived at 5.00am - to prepare the tanks for loading.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- I got an email last night - at half past twelve.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13- "Can you change the Aldi load for - Dublin to deliver on the Wednesday?"
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- Half past twelve - that email came to me.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- It can be stressful as a lot - of factories stock up on milk.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- We haven't had any problems - but it's early days!
0:03:25 > 0:03:26- There's bound to be delays.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32- We'll be lucky if we don't get - any breakdowns or any problems.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34- Ho, ho, ho!
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- It is difficult.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42- It's Christmas Day and - I try to work two days in advance.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- I've done this for many years...
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- ..and it's difficult - at any time of year.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- It's just a bit easier - when it isn't Christmas Day!
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- The lads are hoping - to finish here at about midday.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00- The calls will be diverted to me.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- Sasha and I - can take the afternoon calls.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- We're hoping to have lunch - at about 1.00pm.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- That's almost normal, Stephen!
0:04:10 > 0:04:15- It will be much later for Wyn Jones - who has bumped into Dai Hands.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- "I bought a turkey called Jim, - Christmas never worries him.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24- "Every November, he'll always - remember to go on a diet and slim!"
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- Christmas in the cab!
0:04:26 > 0:04:32- Let me show you the contents - of my fridge in this lorry.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- Let's have a look.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- There's bread, milk and cheese.
0:04:37 > 0:04:38- Oh, and I've got ham.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- I might have a big soup.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- Soup, cheese and bread and butter.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- That's what I'll have - for lunch today.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- Someone's got to do it.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- You can't stop a cow - from producing milk.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55- Yeah, yeah.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- Do the cattle - know that it's Christmas Day?
0:04:59 > 0:05:00- No, I don't think so.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05- They probably realize the milking - has started earlier in the morning.
0:05:05 > 0:05:11- They must think something's up - because the farmer's early!
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Do you think they have a party?
0:05:16 > 0:05:17- It's on the quiet.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22- It doesn't look like a party...
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- ..but farmer and his wife - share some goodwill.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27- Thank you.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- Good God!
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- Look at this then!
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- It's Christmas today, boys.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- It's Christmas today, boys.- - Wow, look at this.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- Christmas only comes once a year.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- Wyn is our regular driver.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- He's here at least - four or five times a week.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- We've built up a relationship - with Wyn and he's helpful.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52- They're all a friendly bunch - from the Mansel Davies depot.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57- It's rare for lorry drivers - to get a Christmas card.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59- Now then.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- Heavens above, look at that.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03- Oh!
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- Dai is speechless, for once.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- It was worth getting out of bed - this morning.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- Yes, it was.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12- Thank you.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- Merry Christmas!
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- "Oi, calf. They're having a party!"
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- If there's a secret to the success - of Mansel Davies...
0:06:23 > 0:06:28- ..it's that the business has been - in the family for over 100 years.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33- Despite his age, Kaye is on the yard - for sevens days of the week...
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- ..but the business - is run by his son, Stephen.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- Every generation - in the history of the company...
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- ..has had to step aside - for the young.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47- We're on our sixth generation.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52- The sixth generation is starting out - and I hope they want it to continue.
0:06:52 > 0:06:58- Sasha works with the traffic team - and she asked to work in the office.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- She's been here for six months - and works from 7.15am until 6.00pm.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- She does what has to be done.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10- I haven't asked her to do that - but she just gets on with the job.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- Hello, Mansel Davies.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- I try to help as much as I can.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- I tell the drivers what to do - and take bookings for loads.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- Take the L24 to Letterston for me.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- And then take the L74 - to Llangefni please, Gareth.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- She seems to enjoy - the cut and thrust of it.
0:07:32 > 0:07:38- She likes talking to people, being - on the phone and organizing things.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- That's where her future lies.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- It's better than being downstairs.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- There's less bickering.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- If anything is wrong, you say it - and that's the end of it.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- There's no need to argue - and they don't drag it out.
0:07:53 > 0:07:54- It's good to work with men.
0:07:55 > 0:07:56- I couldn't work upstairs.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- Oh, meow!
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- Stephen's wife, Shan - is in the office upstairs.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- Are they lovey dovey on the phone?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- He's downstairs and I work upstairs.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13- I ask him work-related questions but - other than that, I don't see him!
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- It works quite well.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20- He doesn't get home until 7.30pm so - that could be why it works so well!
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- We do the invoicing up here.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- There's Lowri, Lowri, Lowri, - Hilary and Ann.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- Quite a few of us - are involved in the invoicing.
0:08:32 > 0:08:38- The lorries bring the work - and timesheets for us to process.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- Am I the only one who's noticed - that Lowri sounds like lorry?
0:08:43 > 0:08:44- They are all local girls.
0:08:45 > 0:08:50- Nobody has had to move as they all - live a few minutes away from here.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- In April, - I will have been here for 20 years.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- It's convenient as I live nearby.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02- Lowri Jenkins and I are both working - on the farm direct debits...
0:09:03 > 0:09:05- ..but I do a bit of everything.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- I type up letters for Kaye - and deal with the insurance.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- I cover for Carol in the wages - department when she isn't here.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- I do whatever needs doing.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- Just don't make Carol angry!
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- Did you say you wanted one sugar?
0:09:21 > 0:09:22- And one black.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29- I've came here in 1976 as - a young girl straight from school.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- Friends went to college...
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- ..but you won't get - a better education than this!
0:09:35 > 0:09:36- Happy birthday, Hilary.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- You're 21 again!
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- Yes, I know.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- I've got a few years before I retire - but I doubt I'll go very far...
0:09:46 > 0:09:47- ..unless I win the lottery.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- That's a different story.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- Don't go too far - because the lads need to be paid.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58- This is the easiest job - after doing the wages.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- It's quite relaxing.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- It's very therapeutic.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- I think about the world and his wife - whilst doing this.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11- The figures need to be ready by - Wednesday before payday on Friday.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13- You're like a machine.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- I don't know about that.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20- The batteries run flat after a while - and need recharging.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- You're in the right place - for a jump start, Carol.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- There we go.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- That job has been done - for another week.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- Scott is my grandson.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- He's doing his A levels but hopes - to go to university next year...
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- ..before coming back - to the business.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45- He got his driving licence and has - been driving a car since he was 17.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- He's been driving a tractor since - he was 16 and uses it like a car!
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- I started spreading lime - when I was eleven.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- It was a good place to start.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- I was too young and too small to - go into the garage or drive a lorry.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06- Spreading lime was the easiest place - for me to start.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- It's important - to come up through the ranks.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- I wouldn't want him to do it - in any other way.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14- That's the way I did it.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- I finished school - and started bagging coal.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- I worked my way up.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- It's an important part - of the business.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- It's important - to start at the bottom...
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- ..to get the perspective - of our workers.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- I'll earn more respect - by doing this.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- They won't be able to say - that I don't understand...
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- ..because I've started - in the same place.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45- We all start in the same place - and are all equal.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- Scott has been coming to us...
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- ..since his feet - were able to reach the pedals.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- It's about 7.30am - and a school day...
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- ..so he'll have to go - to school later.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- This is extra-curricular - as they don't teach it in schools.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- It's more beneficial - than the national curriculum!
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- The headmaster of the school - in Cresselly has been on the phone.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- Yes, it's time to go back.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- I told him this was - extra-curricular.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- A lot of children in school haven't - worked a day in their lives...
0:12:25 > 0:12:27- ..and haven't really grown up.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- By working, you mature quicker...
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- ..and think more like an adult.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- It prepares you for the world.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- Scott is interested in the workshops - and engineering.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- He plans to do a degree - in engineering.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- A degree is a step - in the right direction...
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- ..but how is he coping - with the work?
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- He learns faster - than anyone else in the family.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- He's very intelligent - and can do everything we ask of him.
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0:13:13 > 0:13:18- A reliable team is essential - for the success of any business.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- Mansel Davies has a willing - workforce on its own doorstep.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27- Generations of the same family - have worked for the business.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- It continues to this day.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- We employ as many local people - as is possible.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38- Everyone who works here - lives within 25 miles of the yard.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- They live in this village, - the next village and Crymych.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47- One worker's grandfather - has recently retired...
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- ..and he was with us - for over 40 years.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- His son came to us - when he finished school...
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- ..and his granddaughter - drives for us too.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- I've worked for Mansel - for two years.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- I left school and went to college.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10- I came to work here - as soon as I finished in college.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14- Dad and Dat-cu worked here - so I've grown up around lorries.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- She always enjoyed coming with me.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- As she got older, - she enjoyed doing some driving.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- She'd move the lorry - whilst sitting on my lap.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- I'd come back - and unhitch the trailer.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34- She'd jump into the cab - and drive the lorry to the yard...
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- ..fill it with diesel and park it.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39- She gets on well with the lads.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- She's just like me and enjoys - a bit of fun and some leg-pulling.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- I was apprehensive at first.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- There's only a few women here - and I didn't know what would happen.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- I told her - to give as good as she got.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- That's exactly what she did...
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- ..and people think the world of her.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- They can't do enough for her.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- I've grown up - around a lot of them...
0:15:08 > 0:15:13- ..so it was a bit strange - when I started out by myself.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- I kept looking for my father.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- I was a bit worried - because I'm a girl.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23- I thought they would be - a bit wary of me.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- They let me get on with it...
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- ..and don't offer to help me - because I'm a girl.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- They let me do it - and we have a laugh together.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- The lads talk about lads' things.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- I just laugh - and go along with the banter.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- You can't take it to heart...
0:15:43 > 0:15:48- ..or you'll worry that you're - disliked but it's just banter.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- They all have - a lot of respect for her.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55- She can do the job as well as any - of them so deserves their respect.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- She's as good as anyone - on our workforce.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- I prefer doing this.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- I don't care - what other people think about it.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08- I don't know why there aren't - more people doing it.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- It's an easy job - and isn't difficult.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- You have a good laugh too.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17- It could be scary because - you're driving something so big...
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- ..but it's like riding a bike.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- When you get used to it, you know - what you're doing and it's easy.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- To get under a lorry...
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- ..you could be pumping - until your legs turn to jelly.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- Thankfully, they have a few tools - for the job.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- We're using the lift to - raise the lorry to change a spring.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- One of the springs - have broken on the second axle.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- This is known as a column lift.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- They fit under every wheel - of the lorry.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- Each stand can lift - about 7.5 tonnes.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- They have Bluetooth - so don't have any cables.
0:16:55 > 0:17:01- We can use up to eight lifts on the - same setting or just use one or two.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06- We can alter the settings - so that they move individually.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- It's state-of-the-art equipment.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11- Gethin loves his job.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16- You wouldn't find me under there - even if it is state-of-the-art!
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- I find it easier - when I'm doing an inspection.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24- A pit is better for some things - but I like the columns.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- It was one of the sections - of the spring.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34- This can replace the broken one - and hope everything is alright.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40- Yes, there's a tool for everything - under the sun.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- Kaye was lucky to get wheels - when he started in the 1950s!
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- I came out of the army - and came home in 1956.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- I drove lorries with my father - at first...
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- ..before expanding the business.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- The railways closed - in 1962 and 1963.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- Dad had an operation on his back - and had spinal cord damage...
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- ..and planned to sell the business - in 1964...
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- ..but I offered to buy it from him.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- It has changed a lot - and we now run about 180 lorries...
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- ..and have a workforce of 300.
0:18:24 > 0:18:25- He's a great role model.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- Sasha and Scott worship him - and he worships them.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32- Dat-cu has been a massive influence.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- He's someone I admire - because he's worked so hard.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38- He's done so much.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- It grew from five to 130 lorries - before Dad took over.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- All the lads admire him...
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- ..whether they have been here - for five minutes or 40 years.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- I raise my hat to him and - hope to be just like him one day.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00- This influential figure has reached - a respectable age today...
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- ..but I doubt it makes - any difference to him.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05- This is from me.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06- Thank you very much.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08- Thank you very much.- - That's fine.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09- How are you today?
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- It's just like any other day for him - as he was still here at 6.00am.
0:19:14 > 0:19:20- The girls put up some photographs, - made a fuss and got him a cake.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- It sounds like a right old shindig.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- No, I've never believed in parties.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- Someone needs to share that message.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- Hello, how are you?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- She's been busy cooking.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- Yes, sausage rolls.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40- Don't drop it.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- Don't drop it.- - No, I won't.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- It's a picture of our first ever - Volvo with the number JDE 535L.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- A Volvo sales director brought this - from Warwick the other day.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- It's a shame - to cut through the lorry.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- We're going to cut it and eat it.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- There's a candle - for every ten years.
0:20:02 > 0:20:03- There's eight candles.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05- You've worked it out.
0:20:05 > 0:20:06- I didn't count them.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- I didn't count them.- - That's why I counted them.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14- The team is determined - to celebrate Kaye's birthday.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15- He's coming now.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- And for someone - who doesn't want to a party...
0:20:19 > 0:20:20- CHEERING
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- ..they've laid out quite a spread.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- Do they need to twist his arm - to have a glass of fizz?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- He was shocked to see - what people had done for him.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34- He doesn't like it - but enjoys the attention.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- He's about to get - even more attention.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42- Alwyn Humphreys - has arrived with a special present.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- Who's having their birthday today?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- Kaye!
0:20:47 > 0:20:48- Kaye Mansel Davies.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54- First, I'd like to wish you - a happy 80th birthday...
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- ..but you're also Salt of the Earth.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58- Congratulations to you.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00- CHEERING
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- This is the longest that Kaye - has been away from the yard.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08- If he can't stop work today, - when can he do it?
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- Amidst the celebrations...
0:21:11 > 0:21:12- Where's Kaye now?
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- Yes, he's escaped again.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- He's on the yard - more than he's in the office.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- He must walk miles every day.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- I just check - that everything is being done.
0:21:24 > 0:21:25- He's often in here.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- Too often sometimes!
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- It's his company so we do our best - to repair everything.
0:21:33 > 0:21:34- We keep things running.
0:21:35 > 0:21:36- I'm better than I used to be.
0:21:37 > 0:21:43- I'm here every day by about 5.45am - and might be home by 7.30pm.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- I don't know about - that bit in the middle.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- He knows everyone - and they all get along.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- He preaches sometimes - but everyone understands each other.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- Everybody respects him - and he's generally very good.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- We all argue but he's the boss - at the end of the day...
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- ..and everyone respects him.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- Behind every great man - is a great woman.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- How long have you been married?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- How long have you been married?- - It's been 56 years.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- What's he like to live with?
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- No comment!
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- No, it's very easy. He spoils me.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- He's a bit of a workaholic.
0:22:23 > 0:22:24- He's a bit of a workaholic.- - He is a workaholic, yes.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27- Early in the morning - and late at night.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- He comes home, has dinner - and goes to sleep.
0:22:30 > 0:22:31- Perfect.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- Fifty-six years of marriage - and five minutes of conversation!
0:22:36 > 0:22:40- You can go home as it isn't - every day that you turn 80.
0:22:40 > 0:22:41- How do you feel?
0:22:41 > 0:22:42- How do you feel?- - Fine.
0:22:42 > 0:22:43- You look wonderful.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- You look wonderful.- - Yes, but I'm a bit older.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- He definitely isn't going to retire.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53- He doesn't know any different - and I wouldn't want him to retire.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- This is his life.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59- I hope he can keep coming here - for a while...
0:22:59 > 0:23:03- ..and that he stays healthy - so that he can do as he pleases.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- Nobody expects him to retire - but does he?
0:23:07 > 0:23:09- I can't afford to retire.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11- I've got to work.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- The place wouldn't be the same - without him.
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